Academic Libraries as Data Quality Hubs (2013) – Proposes a service model for libraries, where librarians would use the Digital Curation Lifecycle model to demonstrate how certain measures can be used "to understand and evaluate data quality within the curatorial process."

Open Access & Data Management Are Do-Able Through Partnerships (2013) – Keynote by Sayeed Choudhury, Associate Dean for Research Data Management and Hodson Director of the Digital Research and Curation Center at the Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University, at the ASERL Summer Summit. Link includes slides and recording of presentation. Presentation explores visions for building research data infrastructures, gives an overview of the 3 broad categories of data services, and new approaches to research support.

Data Asset Framework – The Data Asset Framework (DAF) provides a method for academic library faculty to conduct an audit of the data set assets within their institution. This can be an early step in the implementation of a data repository or data curation policy. This document provides example survey instruments used at several UK universities for DAF implementation.

The Data Dilemma (2007) – MIT librarians explore the challenges faced by researchers, data managers, and librarians in managing the explosion of scientific data, with a focus on obstacles in data storage and data dissemination.

Librarians as partners in e-research (2007) – Discussion of Purdue University Libraries’ initiatives for developing library services that support e-research. E-Research includes all domains of research that are challenged with exploring new ways of doing research in computationally enhanced and networked environments.

Digital Curation in the Academic Library Job Market (2012) – Examination of 110 job listings conducted by at team at the University of North Texas to identify what competencies individuals need to work in digital curation. Job ads serve as a crucial indicator of what the requirements are for a qualified workforce in the area of digital curation.

Re-skilling for Research (2012) – Investigates researchers’ information needs and maps the skills and knowledge that librarians need to meet these needs. Offers a comparison of different models of library support for researchers, comparisons of current job descriptions, and training opportunities for librarians.

E-Science Librarianship: Field Undefined (2011) – Authors analyze job advertisements for e-Science related positions and the use of the term e-Science to explore what is meant by e-science librarianship. Conclusion of their analysis is that e-science librarianship at present is not a defined field and librarian roles in e-science are nebulous.